GREETINGS from Martin Luther College
and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary!
Have you ever thought of becoming a pastor? Has anyone ever told you that you should seriously think about the pastoral ministry? Have you ever wondered whether you might have the gifts to serve as a pastor someday in a congregation?
To encourage and help you in your decision-making process, we invite you to visit Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) in Mequon, Wisconsin, for a 2-day Focus on Ministry event.
During this trip you’ll tour the seminary campus, visit classes, worship in chapel, and stay in the dorms. You’ll also enjoy fellowship, games, food, and entertainment with young men from the seminary who are preparing to be pastors.
They will answer your questions and share with you what it’s like to train to be a pastor.
This year we’re offering two Focus on Ministry opportunities:
Sunday – Monday, November 17-18, 2024
Sunday – Monday, February 23-24, 2025
DETAILS
WHO CAN ATTEND
High school students in grades 10-12
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE
Please arrive at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (11831 North Seminary Drive, Mequon WI 53092) at 7:30 pm Sunday night (either November 17 or February 23). Your Focus visit will conclude at 1:00 pm on Monday (either November 18 or February 24).
TRANSPORTATION
We ask that you find your own transportation to the seminary. If you fly into the Milwaukee airport, we can provide transportation from the airport to the seminary. If you’d like to come, but cannot find transportation, please contact admissions@mlc-wels.edu.
WHAT TO BRING
- Athletic clothes for Sunday evening. The seminary students have planned some sort of activity in the gym to help mix seminary students with the high school students.
- Formal dress clothes (shirt and tie) for observing classes on Monday morning. (Seminary students normally wear suits and ties for classes.)
- Toiletries for overnight stay.
- Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary will provide bedding and towels.
REGISTER
If you’d like to attend, please click on the REGISTER HERE button below.
November 2024 Focus on Ministry – Register by November 8
February 2025 Focus on Ministry – Register by February 14
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Sunday (November 17 or February 23)
7:30 pm – Meet at WLS; check-in and welcome; unload in dorm rooms
8:00 pm – Games in the gym
9:00 pm – Pizza, snacks, and mingling with WLS students
11:00 pm – Lights out
Monday (November 18 or February 24)
7:30 am – Eat breakfast in the cafeteria
8:15 am – Meet in the dorm basement
8:25 am – Observe a class
9:20 am – Worship in morning chapel
9:45 am – Tour campus
10:45 am – Observe a class
11:40 am – Hear presentations and ask questions
WLS President’s keynote talk
WLS Student presentations (dorm life, studies, jobs, mission trips, changes in levels of school, etc.)
12:30 pm – Eat lunch in the cafeteria
1:00 pm – Depart
For more information or if you have questions, email us at admissions@mlc-wels.edu.
If you’re thinking about the pastoral ministry, we hope you’ll come! You’ll see what the seminary is like, meet seminary students, and meet other high school students like yourself. We look forward to seeing you!
